Ethics begins at the top, with both small and large businesses.
Employees will lack ethics if owners and executives are not perceived to be trustworthy and have low morals.
Any ethics policy that excludes owners and executives is pointless.
Employees will perceive appropriate behavior if they see owners breaking the law and lying to save a few dollars.
Business ethics is a worthwhile endeavor that involves everyone in a company.
If a customer is duped once, he will never return to that company.
A business that lacks ethics is unlikely to last long.